From the southern steppes of Ukrainia to the Altai, and even further, stretches an area which is called Eurasia: the part of the large continental mass encompassing and linking Europe and Asia.

This vast landmass was formerly mainly grasslands, open prairie, even the modern-day deserts of southern Mongolia, Kalmyckia and Turkmenia were once fertile and green.

To understand asian sightdogs, where they came from, where they migrated and why they are as they are, one has to have a basic knowledge of their former and current habitat.